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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luras Vart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luras Vart struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Luras Vart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luras Vart!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vart misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Vart.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Vart circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Vart tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Vart persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Vart feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Vart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vart tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to improve his position but instead Vart has moved into half guard.
Johnson trying to control here.
Vart is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Johnson manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vart is controlling him.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Vart checks it.
Vart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vart lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Vart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vart moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Vart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vart tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vart was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vart defends it nicely.
Vart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vart tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Vart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Vart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luras Vart.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Vart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Vart.
Vart slips under a jab.
Vart keeps the fight on the outside.
Vart throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vart to score with a decent uppercut.
Vart tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luras Vart dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Vart.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Vart lands a two punch combo.
Vart lands a two punch combo.
Johnson is rocked!
Vart lands with a right that hurts Johnson. Johnson looks to clinch but Vart throws a short knee that drops Johnson. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Luras Vart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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